A Program of the U.S. Department of State
Middlebury College
Middlebury College Campus Advisors
You are not required to go through any office on your campus in order to apply to the CLS Program. However, we recommend you make use of resources available on your campus to strengthen your application.
Resources on your campus may include an academic advisor, the Scholarships Office, Fellowships Office, Merit Awards Office, Study Abroad Office, Honors Program, Career Office or International Programs Office. A campus writing center may also provide helpful feedback on your essays.
The following individuals on your campus are knowledgable about the CLS Program and can provide advice on the application process for you, and support through the process:
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Lisa Gates
Associate Dean for Fellowships and Research |
Contact |
The CLS Program provides resources to help you prepare a competitive application with or without the help of an advisor:
- Review our tips and instruction video about preparing a quality application (links to a video)
- Review our Frequently Asked Questions about applying for the the CLS Program
- Work through our Application Essays Worksheet while you prepare your application (downloads a Word document)
Previous Recipients
| Year | Name | Language | Site | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sophia Lavine | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | Middlebury College |
| 2022 | Clara Wolcott | Chinese | New Taipei City, Taiwan | Middlebury College |
| 2022 | Laura Rivera Martinez | Chinese | Tainan, Taiwan | Middlebury College |
| 2022 | Willow Stone | Russian | Tbilisi, Georgia | Middlebury College |
| 2021 | Ella Nasi | Arabic | Meknes, Morocco | Middlebury College |
| 2021 | Priscilla Downey | Chinese | Dalian, China | Middlebury College |
| 2021 | Sophia Nieves | Portuguese | Florianopolis, Brazil | Middlebury College |
| 2021 | Sophia Bardetti | Swahili | Arusha, Tanzania | Middlebury College |
| 2020 | Shamsadin Mohajerani | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Middlebury College |
| 2019 | Ming Harris-Weidner | Chinese | Xi'an, China | Middlebury College |
| 2019 | David Anderson | Japanese | Okayama, Japan | Middlebury College |
| 2019 | Julie Huynh | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | Middlebury College |
| 2018 | Kendrick Fernandez | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Middlebury College |
| 2018 | Daniel Buchman | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Middlebury College |
| 2018 | Mahli Knutson | Japanese | Hikone, Japan | Middlebury College |
| 2018 | Monica Galbraith | Korean | Gwangju, South Korea | Middlebury College |
| 2018 | Sean Howard | Russian | Vladimir, Russia | Middlebury College |
| 2017 | Mahli Knutson | Chinese | Dalian, China | Middlebury College |
| 2016 | Kristyn Dash | Arabic | Ibri, Oman | Middlebury College |
| 2016 | Amani Core | Chinese | Dalian, China | Middlebury College |
| 2016 | Elizabeth Zhou | Russian | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | Middlebury College |
| 2015 | Exequiel Caceres | Arabic | Madaba, Jordan | Middlebury College |
| 2015 | Caroline Agsten | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Middlebury College |
| 2015 | David Dennis | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Middlebury College |
| 2014 | Helena Hlavaty | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Middlebury College |
| 2014 | Anna Mack | Chinese | Guangzhou, China | Middlebury College |
| 2013 | Daniel Egol | Chinese | Suzhou, China | Middlebury College |
| 2013 | Emma Loizeaux | Hindi | Jaipur, India | Middlebury College |
| 2013 | Phillip Chang | Korean | Wonju, South Korea | Middlebury College |
| 2012 | Rachel Sider | Arabic | Rabat, Morocco | Middlebury College |
| 2012 | William Mackey | Indonesian | Malang, Indonesia | Middlebury College |
| 2012 | April Dodd | Russian | Ufa, Russia | Middlebury College |
| 2012 | Connor Wakayama | Russian | Kazan, Russia | Middlebury College |
| 2012 | Rachel Woods | Russian | Ufa, Russia | Middlebury College |
| 2011 | Olivia Hipkins | Arabic | Muscat, Oman | Middlebury College |
| 2011 | Bryan Dooley | Chinese | Beijing, China | Middlebury College |
| 2010 | Abraham Katz | Arabic | Muscat, Oman | Middlebury College |
| 2009 | Susanna Merrill | Russian | Tomsk, Russia | Middlebury College |
| 2008 | Andrew Blakely | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | Middlebury College |
| 2008 | Anne Willborn | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Middlebury College |
| 2008 | James Fallon | Arabic | Salalah, Oman | Middlebury College |
| 2007 | Sara Lowes | Arabic | Amman, Jordan | Middlebury College |
| 2006 | Christopher Harnisch | Arabic | Sana'a, Yemen | Middlebury College |
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